A motion analyzing apparatus 1 includes a data acquiring unit 51, a top detecting unit 52, an address detecting unit 53, a finish detecting unit 54, an axis correcting unit 55, a half detecting unit 56, and an impact detecting unit 57. The data acquiring unit 51 acquires motion information including an operation direction in a series of operations of a target object measured by a sensor unit. The top detecting unit 52 acquires a specific time point at which the operation direction of a target object is reversed in the motion information acquired by the data acquiring unit 51. The address detecting unit 53 or the finish detecting unit 54 specifies a start time point or an end time point of a series of operations by using a specific time point.
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1. A motion analyzing apparatus comprising: a processor, wherein the processor executes: a motion information acquiring process acquiring motion information in a series of operations of a target object measured by a sensor unit, the motion information including information of (i) an operation direction of the target object, (ii) an angular velocity of the target object, and (iii) an acceleration of the target object; a specific time point acquiring process acquiring a specific time point at which the operation direction is reversed in the motion information acquired in the motion information acquiring process; and a specifying process specifying (i) one of a start time point and an end time point of the series of operations based on the specific time point, (ii) a time point at which the angular velocity takes a value close to zero at a time point before the specific time point in the motion information, and (iii) a time point of a distinctive operation in the motion information from between a time point at which an angle based on the information of the angular velocity is near zero and a time point at which a magnitude of speed based on the information of acceleration takes a maximum value in the motion information.
2. The motion analyzing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specific time point acquiring process acquires, as the specific time point, a time point near a time point at which the angular velocity takes a negative value before a time point at which the angular velocity has a maximum value in the motion information.
3. A motion analyzing method performed under control of a processor of a motion analyzing apparatus, the motion analyzing method comprising: a motion information acquiring process acquiring motion information in a series of operations of a target object measured by a sensor unit, the motion information including information of (i) an operation direction of the target object, (ii) an angular velocity of the target object, and (iii) an acceleration of the target object; a specific time point acquiring process acquiring a specific time point at which the operation direction is reversed in the motion information acquired in the motion information acquiring process; and a specifying process specifying (i) one of a start time point and an end time point of the series of operations based on the specific time point, (ii) a time point at which the angular velocity takes a value close to zero at a time point before the specific time point in the motion information, and (iii) a time point of a distinctive operation in the motion information from between a time point at which an angle based on the information of the angular velocity is near zero and a time point at which a magnitude of speed based on the information of acceleration takes a maximum value in the motion information.
4. The motion analyzing method according to claim 3 , wherein the specific time point acquiring process acquires, as the specific time point, a time point near a time point at which the angular velocity takes a negative value before a time point at which the angular velocity has a maximum value in the motion information.
5. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program for controlling a motion analyzing apparatus stored thereon, the program controlling a processor of the motion analyzing apparatus to execute processes comprising: a motion information acquiring process acquiring motion information in a series of operations of a target object measured by a sensor unit, the motion information including information of (i) an operation direction of the target object, (ii) an angular velocity of the target object, and (iii) an acceleration of the target object; a specific time point acquiring process acquiring a specific time point at which the operation direction is reversed in the motion information acquired in the motion information acquiring process; and a specifying process specifying (i) one of a start time point and an end time point of the series of operations by using based on the specific time point, (ii) a time point at which the angular velocity takes a value close to zero at a time point before the specific time point in the motion information, and (iii) a time point of a distinctive operation in the motion information from between a time point at which an angle based on the information of the angular velocity is near zero and a time point at which a magnitude of speed based on the information of acceleration takes a maximum value in the motion information.
6. The recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the specific time point acquiring process acquires, as the specific time point, a time point near a time point at which the angular velocity takes a negative value before a time point at which the angular velocity has a maximum value in the motion information.
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